Man sentenced in 2016 shooting of Macon woman, who was shot while delivering pizza
The man accused of shooting Brooklyn Rouse, a Papa John’s Pizza delivery driver, in the head the day after Christmas in 2016, pleaded guilty Tuesday.
Jacob Elijah Miller, 22, was 19 when he was jailed in the days after the southwest Macon shooting and charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, armed robbery and gun possession by a convicted felon.
In Bibb County Superior Court on Tuesday, Miller pleaded guilty to armed robbery and aggravated assault and was sentenced to 20 years behind bars with no parole and 20 more years on probation.
Rouse, who was 21 at the time, was shot in the head and neck outside 2443 Vivian Drive on Dec. 26, 2016, when she showed up with two pizzas for delivery.
Rouse survived and has since undergone rehabilitation for her injuries.
Miller, who goes by the nicknames “Easy” and “Redlight,” is currently serving a 35-year prison term in connection with a 2015 case involving gang activity and a riot in a Macon youth-detention center.
Bibb county prosecutors described Rouse’s shooting as one that began as a robbery on her last delivery run of the night.
“After turning around, she saw Miller pointing a gun at her. He robbed Rouse of cash and shot her three times before leaving her for dead,” the prosecutors said in a statement. “Investigators later tracked the call that made the delivery order to a cell phone that led them to a witness who said the order was placed at Miller’s instruction.”
The case against a second defendant is pending.
“Our community should be able to feel safe knowing that someone can work an honest job without worrying whether they’ll live to return home to their loved ones,” District Attorney David Cooke said in the statement.
“Mr. Miller’s sentence will be a lesson for many decades to come that this kind of senseless violence won’t be tolerated.”
Telegraph archives contributed to this report.
This story was originally published March 10, 2020 at 12:41 PM.